Taking off the Mask at Purim
Unmasking ourselves and living our truth is a core lesson of Purim as well as a tenet of diversity, especially in regards to inclusion of the LGBTQ community.
Hebrew Bible as Guide for Our Nation’s Founders and Leaders
With a new president sworn in on January 20, the Bible calls to us with clarity and urgency, reminding us of our nation's core values.
Spreading Light at Hanukkah
“Let there be light!” resounds as we add a candle each night of Hanukkah to increase the light on our menorahs—and in the world.
Who Says a Leader Has to Look Like Moses?
Despite noteworthy progress, women who want to be leaders today face significant hurdles.
On Yom Kippur, Beginning Again, Imperfectly
When I was a child and recited on the High Holy Days the long, repeating list of alphabetical transgressions, I did not even know what most of them…
Mein Kampf in Today’s World
For the first time since World War II, the publication of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf has been permitted in Germany.
Courage Under Fire, Israelis’ Reaction to the Ongoing Violence
Last November, two scissors-wielding Palestinian teenagers stabbed an elderly man in the head near Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda market.
Refugees and Moral Jewish Geography
How should Jews be thinking about the Syrian refugee crisis? Let us start with this: Today’s Jews are the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of refugees.
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